Who Should I Draft?
Brandon Woodruff or Blake Snell (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL  | Blake Snell SP - SD  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 41 of 51 experts |
20% Recommended by 10 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 13 | # 14 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 8 |
| Worst Rank | # 27 | # 33 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 37 | # 43 |
| Best Rank | # 32 | # 36 |
| Worst Rank | # 50 | # 49 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 191 | 188 |
| Wins | 11 | 11 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.45 | 3.43 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.16 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 14 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 14 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 12 | # 23 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 12 | # 26 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 12 | # 14 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 10 | # 15 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 13 | # 14 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | # 11 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 13 | # 14 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 13 | # 14 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 13 | # 14 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 9 | # 13 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 13 | # 16 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 12 | # 15 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 9 | # 15 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 13 | # 14 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 13 | # 14 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 8 | # 16 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 11 | # 12 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 12 | # 16 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 12 | # 13 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 11 | # 13 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 4 | # 17 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 12 | # 14 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 9 | # 12 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 13 | # 14 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 11 | # 14 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 16 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 13 | # 14 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 9 | # 18 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 10 | # 15 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 8 | # 13 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 14 | # 16 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 13 | # 15 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 16 | # 33 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 13 | # 18 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 11 | # 15 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 13 | # 14 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 13 | # 14 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 14 | # 16 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 10 | # 17 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 13 | # 11 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 13 | # 12 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 13 | # 12 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 14 | # 9 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 15 | # 12 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 15 | # 9 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 17 | # 13 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 19 | # 8 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 19 | # 14 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 27 | # 10 |
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | Blake Snell SP - SD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 13 | 11 |
| Games Started | 13 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 74.2 | 50.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Losses | 5 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 55 | 42 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 18 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 91 | 63 |
| Walks | 18 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.05 | 3.24 |
| WHIP | 0.99 | 1.20 |
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | Blake Snell SP - SD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 28 |
| Games Started | 29 | 28 |
| Innings Pitched | 165.5 | 151.4 |
| Wins | 11 | 11 |
| Losses | 8 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 141 | 123 |
| Earned Runs | 63 | 58 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 20 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 191 | 188 |
| Walks | 46 | 53 |
| ERA | 3.45 | 3.43 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.16 |
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | Blake Snell SP - SD | |
| News | ||
| Brandon Woodruff (9-9) took the loss Wednesday against the Tigers, allowing three runs on four hits across six innings. He walked one and struck out seven. Connor Rooney Wed, Sep 15th | Blake Snell was placed on the injured list with a left adductor strain. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 16th | |
| The Brewers have scratched pitcher Brandon Woodruff from his start on Saturday due to a stomach bug. Eric Lauer will take the mound instead. Meanwhile, Woodruff's start has been moved back to Wednesday. Andersen Pickard Sat, Sep 11th | Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell left Sunday's game with tightness in his left adductor. He left after 11 pitches with a clean 2/3 innings pitched Corbin Young Sun, Sep 12th | |
| Brandon Woodruff (9-8) took the loss Monday against the Phillies, allowing four runs on nine hits across six innings. He walked one and struck out six. Connor Rooney Mon, Sep 6th | Blake Snell pitched a masterful game, not allowing a single base runner for the first six innings. He then gave up a two walks and a hit in the seventh to lose not only the perfect game but also the no-hitter. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Wed, Sep 8th | |
| Brandon Woodruff (9-7) earned the victory Tuesday against the Giants, allowing one run on five hits across six innings. He walked three and struck out eight. Connor Rooney Wed, Sep 1st | Blake Snell went seven innings on Tuesday, allowing just two walks while striking out 10 batters. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Wed, Sep 1st | |
| Brandon Woodruff (8-7) picked up the win Wednesday against the Reds, tossing six scoreless innings while allowing four hits and zero walks. He struck out 10. Connor Rooney Thu, Aug 26th | Blake Snell finished the day pitching 7.2 innings, only allowing one earned run on three hits while tallying up 10 strikeouts. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Aug 26th | |
| Notes | ||
| There were some skeptics after Woodruff succeeded in 2019 based largely on one pitch - his devastating fastball - but he put those concerns to rest in 2020. His ERA (3.05) and WHIP (0.99) were incredibly strong, particularly when you consider that he struck out more than 11 batters per nine innings. Woodruff's fastball hits rests at 96 MPH and is one of the better pitches in baseball, but his slider and changeup both made strides last year. The Brewers are reportedly planning to add about 100 innings to their starter's workloads last season, so pencil Woodruff in for roughly 175 extremely strong frames. You can survive with him as your fantasy ace, though he's best as an incredibly strong number 2. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Snell moves to the Padres fresh off a solid year, in which he pitched to a 3.24 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP, with a memorable early exit in the World Series. Snell has a checkered injury history and has pitched just 157 innings over the past two years, so don't expect him to be a big innings-eater in 2021. And, although he'll escape the dreaded AL East, he'll get a downgrade in park and defense, which largely makes the move a neutral one. All that said, Snell has plenty of talent as he's shown throughout his career, and should be able to pile up wins and strikeouts pitching for a strong Padres team. Draft him as an SP2 with upside. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Woodruff's 2020 season ranked in the 90th percentile in both xERA and xwOBA. He rates out well according to both FIP and Baseball Savant. It's fair to call him a good-to-great starting pitcher. The question becomes what kind of workload can we expect from Milwaukee's No. 1? Woodruff logged 73 2/3 innings last summer after posting a career-high 121 2/3 frames in 2019. The Brewers plan to add on 100 innings to each of their SP's workloads from last year. If you believe Woodruff will hold up then he's a wildly exciting SP2 in fantasy. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Blake Snell made 16 starts in 2020, including the playoffs, and didn't finish six innings in any of them. In fact, the lefty hasn't completed six innings since July 21st, 2019. This is a killer for fantasy leagues that use quality starts as a category, but Snell still has the skills to be useful for fantasy purposes. If he had the innings to qualify then Snell would have the second-best swinging strike rate among starters since the beginning of '19. Perhaps the Padres will allow him to pitch deeper into starts. This could be a case of efficiency meeting added volume, which usually equates to fantasy goodness. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
